(medicine) An abnormal increase in tearing of one or both eyes.
Epiphora
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(′ep·ə ′för·ə)
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(ĭ-pĭf'ər-ə)
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Watering of the eyes due to a blockage of the lacrimal ducts or the excessive secretion of tears.
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IN BRIEF: n. - Repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
Synonym: epistrophe
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Epiphora may refer to:
- Epiphora (medical), excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye
- Epistrophe, the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences
- Epiphora, an orchid genus nowadays considered a synonym of Polystachya
- Epiphora (fungi), a fungus genus in the Dothideomycetes order
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